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Palestinian family fled the hospital and found another way to retrieve their relative’s<br />
body. In a separate incident, a Palestinian working as a taxi driver in Al-Za’afaraniyah<br />
was kidnapped by militiamen and later found dead.<br />
• 13 January 2007: The body of a Palestinian man was discovered after he had been<br />
kidnapped from Al-Karrada neighbourhood several days earlier. Also, the body of<br />
another Palestinian man was found in the Baghdad Central Morgue. He had been<br />
missing since 11 July 2006. He had previously fled to Baladiyat after being threatened<br />
by militia in Al-Hurriya neighbourhood.<br />
• 12 January 2007: Two Palestinian men were separately kidnapped from Al-<br />
Za’afaraniyah and Al-Doura neighbourhoods. Their bodies were found two days later.<br />
• 11 January 2007: One Palestinian man was kidnapped from Hay Al-Awal. His<br />
whereabouts remain unknown.<br />
• 8 January 2007: A Palestinian from the UAE was kidnapped while visiting relatives in<br />
Al-Karrada area in Baghdad. He was released on 15 January 2007 after his family paid<br />
US $30,000 in ransom.<br />
• 7 January 2007: A Palestinian man was killed in Baghdad’s Al-Mansour area.<br />
• 1 January 2007: One Palestinian man was reportedly kidnapped by militiamen from Al-<br />
Doura. Even though the family paid US $30,000 ransom, he was later found dead.<br />
• 25 December 2006: The dead body of a Palestinian was found, reportedly bearing<br />
numerous marks of torture, after having been kidnapped on 20 December 2006. In a<br />
separate incident, two Palestinian men from Ghazaliya District in Baghdad were<br />
reportedly kidnapped by Shi’ite militiamen.<br />
• 24 December 2006: A Palestinian man was allegedly detained by the Iraqi 4 th regiment<br />
special forces (Maghawir Allua Arahba) at his home in Baladiyat. There has been no<br />
information about his whereabouts.<br />
• 15 December 2006: A Palestinian man was kidnapped from Al-Doura neihghbourhood<br />
and later found killed, his body bearing signs of torture.<br />
• 13 December 2006: Baladiyat compound was attacked with mortars reportedly killing nine<br />
persons, including children, and injuring 20.<br />
• 12 December 2006: Three persons were reportedly abducted and killed in Al-Doura; the<br />
body of another Palestinian man, previously kidnapped from Al-Mansour, was found<br />
dead in Baladiyat.<br />
• 9 December 2006: A Palestinian shopkeeper and two of his employees were reportedly<br />
kidnapped from a shop in Al-Sana in Baghdad. Witnesses saw militiamen in sports<br />
clothing entering the shop and taking them away. In a separate incident, there was<br />
a confirmed report of an attack on Baladiyat. Three shells landed in the compound,<br />
injuring 10 persons. No fatalities were reported.<br />
• 8 December 2006: The manager of the Haifa Sports Club, a well known community<br />
figure, was reportedly kidnapped from his home, with a ransom demand of US<br />
$100,000. He was later found killed.<br />
• 2 December 2006: Two Palestinian brothers were reportedly kidnapped by militiamen<br />
from their shop in Al-Mashtal, near Baladiyat. Their bodies were found on 7 December<br />
2006.<br />
• 1 December 2006: A Palestinian man was reportedly taken from his shop in Baladiyat<br />
by militiamen and killed in the street when he resisted. In a separate incident, the bodies<br />
of two Palestinians, kidnapped on the same day from Al-Fadl, were found dead.<br />
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